sports The search for consistency and a winning formula has been turbulent for the young Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball team halfway through the 2013 season.
The Tigers are 4-12 and are winless in three Great Plains Athletic Conference games so far.
The Tigers have had to get by with youth this...
Mitchell, 57301

Mitchell South Dakota 120 South Lawler 57301

2013-09-26 00:24:17

The search for consistency and a winning formula has been turbulent for the young Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball team halfway through the 2013 season.

The Tigers are 4-12 and are winless in three Great Plains Athletic Conference games so far.

The Tigers have had to get by with youth this season, having just two seniors — middle hitter Elizabeth Humiston and defensive specialist Lacey Reimnitz — on the roster.

“A majority of the time we are playing freshmen and sophomores against teams filled with juniors and seniors,” Dakota Wesleyan University head volleyball coach Eric Viney said. “They are still trying to get familiar with each other.”

Defensively, Viney is pleased with the structure of his back line, but knows his team has to do better defending the net. The Tigers are averaging less than two blocks per game so far this season.